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In my 14 years of owning my 09 CTS-V there were a few years where I had to do Pilot Sport All season rears in run flats. Run flat all-seasons are still superior to summer tires when the temps get into the 40s and below. Over the years I had PS2, PSS, PS4S, A/S+, A/S3, and A/S3+ in OEM sizes. The...

I have an F90 M5 and had a 09 CTS-V before that. Take the 5BW over the new M5 (G90). The new M5 has an overly complex powertrain, and they have gone down-market on the interior luxury. A big reason I wanted an F90 was it is nicer inside than the BW and I wanted a change of pace after 20 years of...

I think battery life depends on your drive cycle length and how many start/stops you have and whether the battery is in under the hood or inside the vehicle. I replaced my battery in my 09 V at the 8 year mark just because I assumed it was going to die without warning. Likewise, I replaced the...

Seems like the seller was expecting too much for a nearly 3-year-old car that is probably 1/2 way through the warranty when you can get a new one for ~20k more. Once the car is out of production then it will probably do better on holding value. Sad to see that the car mostly sat around instead...

23 M5 Competition, ordered exactly the way I wanted it. I had a manual V1 and V2 for 5 and 14 years. I don't miss them. The V2 was a great car but still lacked the luxury of my 2000 Cadillac STS I had before the V's. With the M5 I finally feel like I have the STS+V2 combo that I always wanted...

I see that "my" 2024 5BW is at Myrtle Beach Cadillac at what looks like MSRP. I told them I wanted a one back in fall of 2022. They had no allocations or anything but apparently ordered the car on spec exactly as I wanted (Blue, M6, PDR, Red belts/brakes, gray seats, no sunroof). It is listed on...

The only time I know of that happening is with the manual transmission fluid in the gen 2 CTS-V. It used Dexos 3 ATF and when the newer one came out it specifically stated to not use it, and AC Delco sold a "Manual Transmission Fluid" that was really dexos 3 ATF. But that was a special case of...

With my V2 I did the fluid exchange trick with a syringe a few times over the 14 years of ownership. I also had crud floating on the top a couple of times (I was the only owner of the car). My memory is fuzzy but I think the OEM service manuals either didn't have anything about bleeding, or they...

I recall my V1's Teremec T56 was very notchy getting into to first from a stop all the time. The workaround was: while in neutral depress clutch. go into 2nd and then immediately into 1st then let the clutch out. That became a smooth habit that you wouldn't even think about...middle, lower left...

I planned to keep cars for 10+ years because that's what my parents did. My first new car (2000 Cadillac STS) was replaced when the 04 CTS-V came out because I wanted that. Then when the 2009 CTS-V came out I had to get that because it fixed everything that was wrong with the 04 V. Then I ended...

Can anyone tell me what the gear ratios are for the 10A? I can find them for the M6 but not he automatic. All I know is the final drive is 2.85 vs 3.73.

Because I'm weird this way I've compiled a bunch of data on several cars that I've owned or was interested in. I have put the engine load diagrams on one graph and also graphed the calculated torque at the rear wheels in various gears. The cars I did this for: BMW F90 M5C BMW F90 M5 BMW G30...

Every brand seems to be following the Tesla "tablet tacked on to the dash as an after-thought" look. But I'm sure in a few years that will look normal and today's dashboards will look as dated as the huge rectangle speedometer with the white needle.

Hopefully this means the 5BW will be available through at least 2025 despite the Camero's likely demise. Of course just because GM spends money to develop something doesn't mean they won't cancel it (like the Blackwing engine).

GM is cranking out a lot of CT5s a day I'm sure. The Blackwing probably only makes limited runs on certain days. The engine is probably the bottle neck since they are hand built. I would image GM makes more money on the massive CT5 volume than just a few BWs.

Stay away from Thompson in Raleigh (see my post in the MSRP sticky thread). I am on the list at Hendrick in Cary. I have been there a few times to see some in person, but none were exactly what I wanted (and they all had the sly markups to give you N2 and PPF and other BS). They claim to sell at...

I don't have a BW, but I felt my 09 V was fine on those roads. The exception would be the stretch on 540 between 55 and 40 where they did not diamond grind it. That was always a little annoying feeling. I drove that car around here for 14 years. My new M5 feels smoother over some of those same...

The M5 wheels have a larger rolling diameter but the exact same sidewall height of the 09 V (285/35). I like to think the lager rolling diameter is for a performance reason and not just bling. I can't stand large wheels for the sake of large (Audi with 21 and 22...wtf). I want larger wheels...

I owned a 2004 CTS-V purchased new for 5 years and a 2009 CTS-V also new for 14 years. Now I have a '23 M5 Competition. I wanted the CT5-V Blackwing but was never able to get an allocation and for other reasons time was running out. So I ordered the M5. Compared to the Blackwing (which I've only...

The auction is now live on BaT.